FSD1081 EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 1988
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Study title
EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 1988
Alternative Title
Former title: Finnish National Attitudes 1988
Dataset ID Number
FSD1081
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1081https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1081
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA)
- Yhdyskuntatutkimus
Abstract
The survey canvassed Finnish citizens' attitudes and values. Themes included education, upbringing, internationalisation, and attitudes towards entrepreneurship, privatisation, and structural change. The respondents' views on economic growth, environmental issues, technology, political system, and the exercise of power were also probed.
Background variables included the respondent's sex, age, marital status, size of the place of residence, province of residence, occupational group, basic and vocational training, trade union membership, sector of occupation, participation in various organisations and associations, party for which R will vote in the next parliamentary elections, and social class.
Keywords
attitudes; economic and social development; educational policy; entrepreneurs; environment; foreign workers; international relations; national identity; political power; privatization; social structure; values
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Economic systems and development (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
EVA Surveys on Finnish Values and AttitudesDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Yhdyskuntatutkimus
Data Producers
- Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies
Time Period Covered
1988
Collection Dates
1988-09-01 – 1988-11-02
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
Finnish population aged 18 - 70 (excluding the Åland Islands)
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Probability: Simple random
The original target population included 4,500 Finns randomly picked from the 18-70-year-old population (excluding the Åland Islands). The respondents were mailed a questionnaire in Finnish or Swedish according to their mother tongue. After the initial round two reminders followed. Response rate was 56.5%. The central demographic, regional and socio-economic variables match the general population structure.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
56.5
Data File Language
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Number of Cases and Variables
171 variables and 2546 cases.
Data Version
2.0
Weighting
There are no weight variables in the data.
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Bibliographical Citation
Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA) & Yhdyskuntatutkimus: EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 1988 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1081
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Related Materials
Kriittisenä 90-luvulle : raportti suomalaisten asenteista 1989 (1989). Helsinki : Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta.
Related Publications
Suomen demokratiaindikaattorit (2006). Toim. Sami Borg. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. Oikeusministeriön julkaisu 2006:1.
Kriittisenä 90-luvulle: raportti suomalaisten asenteista 1989 (1989). Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta.
Paloheimo, Heikki (2005). Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa. Helsinki: WSOY.
Paloheimo, Heikki (2006). Asenteet poliittisia instituutioita ja toimijoita kohtaan. Teoksessa: Suomen demokratiaindikaattorit (toim. Sami Borg), 128 - 153. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. Oikeusministeriön julkaisu 2006:1.
Paloheimo, Heikki (2007). Kansalaisten johtajuusodotukset. Teoksessa: Presidentinvaalit 2006 (toim. Pekka Isotalus & Sami Borg), 207-226. Helsinki: WSOY.
Paloheimo, Heikki (2009). Puoluejärjestelmän lohkeamat ja ristiriitaulottuvuudet. Teoksessa: Puolueiden tulevaisuus (toim. Rauli Mickelsson), 15-61. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. - (Oikeusministeriön julkaisuja 2009: 6)
Mattila, Mikko & Sänkiaho, Risto (2005). Luottamus poliittiseen järjestelmään. Teoksessa: Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa (toim. Heikki Paloheimo), 73-87. Helsinki: WSOY.
Kilpi, Elina (2006). Change in Finnish attitudes towards immigrants 1986-2004. Oxford: University of Oxford. MSc Thesis in Sociology.
Haikonen, Jyrki & Kiljunen, Pentti (2003). Mitä mieltä, suomalainen? EVAn asennetutkimuksien kertomaa vuosilta 1984-2003. Helsinki: Taloustieto. EVA-raportti.
Grönlund, Kimmo & Paloheimo, Heikki & Wass, Hanna (2005). Äänestysosallistuminen. Teoksessa: Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa (toim. Heikki Paloheimo), 119-146. Helsinki: WSOY.
Kilpi, Elina (2008). Prejudice as a response to changes in competitive threat. Finnish attitudes towards immigrants 1986-2006 [online]. Working paper number 2008-01, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford, March. http://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/documents/workingpapers/2008/2008-01.pdf [cited 3.9.2012].
Hellstén, Juho (2015) "Missäs tuollaiset kulutusjuhlat vietetään? En minä ainakaan ole saanut sinne mitään kutsua." Vuosien 1985-1990 talouden nousukauden vaikutukset suomalaisiin ihmisiin. Kandidaatintutkielma, Talous- ja sosiaalihistoria, Politiikan ja talouden tutkimuksen laitos, Helsingin yliopisto.
Penttilä, Katariina (2017). Ympäristöhuolen muutos ja sukupuolittuneisuus Suomessa 1986 - 2013. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiologian kandidaatin tutkielma.
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